Labor Dept. Sues Contractor for Unpaid Fringe Benefits
August 19, 2003—The administrative complaint seeks to recover $1,976,571
in fringe benefits for 1,451 workers and to prevent the company and from obtaining federal contracts for a period of three years.
Bay Area Execs Still Downbeat on Hiring
August 07, 2003—Executives in the San Francisco Bay Area expect the economy to improve over
the next six months, but don't expect hiring to follow the same pattern, according to a new
survey.
Justice Targets Firms That Don't Withhold Taxes
July 23, 2003—The Department of Justice has filed three lawsuits asking federal judges to
order three businesses to withhold taxes from employees' paychecks, the New
York Times reports.
Appeals Court Reinstates Sexual Harassment Suit against Law Firm
June 30, 2003—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a lower court's dismissal of a sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against the Pasadena, Calif.-based law firm Reeves & Associates and remanded the case for further proceedings.
City Passes Ordinance on Hiring of Day Laborers
June 12, 2003—The City Council of Pasadena, Calif. has approved an ordinance that prohibits employers from stopping on the street to hire day laborers.
Cable Installers to Receive over $1M in Back Wages
May 14, 2003—An investigation by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division revealed that VCI Telecom, Inc. failed to pay employees overtime rates of at least one and one half times their regular pay rates for hours over forty worked in a work week.
Tile Company to Pay 52 Workers Back Wages
May 05, 2003—An Ontario, Calif. flooring and tile company agreed to pay $228,156 in unpaid overtime to 52 employees to settle charges that the company violated the FLSA.
Southwest Flight Attendants Protest over Meal Breaks
March 18, 2003—Flight attendants for Southwest Airlines are poised to protest a proposal from management that increases their working hours without providing breaks or meals,
the AP reports.
